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Sniffer dog helps Maidstone RCMP traffic unit seize 1.5 kgs of cocaine

Sniffer dog Kilo, gave officers a positive sit indication to one of his trained narcotic odours. Maidstone RCMP Roving Traffic Unit then searched the vehicle and found 1.5 kilograms of cocaine.
Lisa Joy
Lisa Joy
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Sniffer dog Kilo, gave officers a positive sit indication to one of his trained narcotic odours. Police then searched the vehicle and found 1.5 kilograms of cocaine.Courtesy Sask. RCMP

MAIDSTONE – Sask. RCMP Roving Traffic Unit out of Maidstone stopped a vehicle Aug. 1 on Highway 16 and brought in RCMP sniffer dog Kilo to search for drugs on the outside of the vehicle.

Kilo gave officers a positive sit indication to one of his trained narcotic odours. Police then searched the vehicle and found 1.5 kilograms of cocaine, $11,415 in cash, a baton and brass knuckles.

Thirty-four-year-old Joshua Lawrence Termul of Saskatoon was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000, possession of a prohibited weapon (brass knuckles), and possession of a weapon (baton) for a dangerous purpose.

Termul appears in Lloydminster, Sask., court Aug. 3.

ljoy@glaciermedia.ca

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